Non-refillable bottle.



'No. 817,700.- PATEETED APR, 10, 1906. A. FERARO.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED 8EPT.21, 1906.

. ing the invention.

UNITED STATES PATENT rricn.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 10, 1906.

Application filed September 21, 1905. Serial No. 279,447.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANGELO FERARo, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles, and has for itsobjects to produce a simple eflicient device of this character in whichthe parts of the valve mechanism and guard may be inexpensivelyinstalled in the neck of the bottle, one whereby refilling of the bottleis obviated, thus preventing the fraudulent substitution of an inferiorgrade of goods for that originally contained in the bottle, and onewhereby the introduction of .a Wire or other instrument for tamperingwith the valve is precluded.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises the novelfeatures of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafterdescribed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly insection, of a bottle equipped with a valve mechanism embody- Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section centrally through the neck of the bottle and thecontained mechanism. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on the line 3 3 ofFig. 1. Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 are detail sections taken on thecorrespondinglynumbered lines of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a bottle or vessel having a neck2, provided at its lower end with a bearing-shoulder 3 and at a pointadjacent its upper end with an inner marginal groove or recess 4, saidneck being provided with an upper section 5, having a stopper-receivingopening 6 and provided at its lower end with radial grooves or channels7 for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

Fixed in the lower end of the neck 2 at its point of juncture with thebottle is a tubular member or section 8, composed of glass and securedin a cork piece 9, in turn seated on and cemented or otherwise securedto the bearing-shoulder 3, there being arranged to seat upon the upperend of the section 8, which communicates with the discharge opening 10,leading from the bottom, a valve member or disk 11, preferablycomposedof rubber, while loosely arranged in the neck and to seat on thevalve 11 is a tubular member or weight 12, composed of glass and adaptedfor normally holding the valve upon its seat and in turn adapted toreceive upon its upper end a loosely-arranged and independently-movablevalve member 13, composed of cork or other suitable buoyant material,and preferably of star shape to present marginal recesses 14,constituting dischargepassages. It is to be noted in this connectionthat the parts 11, 12, and 13, which con jointly compose the valve, areseparately and independently movable within the neck for a purpose whichwill be hereinafter explained.

Fixed in the neck 2 at a point above and suitably remote from the valveis a cork bearing-piece 15, in which is secured the lower end of atubular member or section 16, composed of glass and provided at itslower end with radial grooves 17, forming channels, while, looselyseated upon the upper end of the section 16 is a second or auxiliaryvalve 18, comprising a tubular glass portion or section 19, containing acork filling 20 and a rubber portion or disk 21, secured to the lowerend of section 19 by means of a silk or other thread 22, suitablythreaded through the cork filling 20 and knotted at the upper end of thelatter, whereby the disk 21 forms a permanent bearing-face for the valve18 to seat liquid-tight upon the upper end of the section 16.

Arranged above the auxiliary valve 18 is a shield 23, composed,preferably, of glass and in the form of a disk having marginal notchesor serrations 24, constituting passages for the liquid in its escapefrom the bottle, it being noted in this connection that the shield 23 isloosely disposed in the neck and movable independently of the valve 18.

Formed in the upper section 5 of the neck are peripheral grooves orseats 25, designed to register with the groove 4 and adapted to receivelocking members 26, preferably in the form of substantiallysemi-elliptical springs, which in practice project at their centersbeyond the grooves 25 into the groove 4 for locking engagement with theshoulders formed of the latter, there being formed upon the section 5 ata point adjacent its upper end a marginal projecting portion or flange27,

between Which and the upper end of the neck there is arranged a rubberpacking-gasket 28, forming a liquid-tight joint between the section 5and neck 2. p

In practice after the bottle 1 has been filled the valves and shield areintroduced in the above-described order into the neck, after whichsection 5 is seated in theupper end of the latter for securing said.parts in place,it being understood that after the said section has beenproperly arranged the spring members 26 extend into the groove 4 forautomatically locking the section 5 in place, thus pre venting futureremoval of the section and also of the mechanism disposed therebeneath.The parts having been thus arranged, the liquid will when the bottle iscanted flow freely outward. through the sections 8 and 16, it beingunderstood, of course, that the valve 11 and valve 18 are moved fromtheir normally seated positions on said sections to permit passage ofthe liquid. As soon, however, as the bottle is turned to its normalposition the valves become properly reseated on the sections 8 and 16,while the shield 23 seats upon the upper end of valve 18 and preventsthe introduction of a wire or other instru ment for tampering with thevalve.

It is to be particularly noted that if an attempt be made to fill thebottle while in an inverted positidn the cork piece 13 will, as soon asliquid enters the neck of the bottle, be moved on the surface of theliquid into engagement with the member 12, which in turn will act on therubber-valve piece 11 for forcing the same into firm contact with theouter end of the tubular section 8, thus efi'ectually closing thebottle, while, on the other hand, the valve 18 serves to prevent theintroduction of liquid to the bottle when the latter is in normalposition. It may also be noted in this connection that when the rubbervalve 11 is, under the action of the parts 12 and 13, moved into contactwith the end of section 8 it is caused through suction to adhere tightlyto the end of the section for closing the same, whereby its displacementby shaking the bottle is obviated. In pouring the liquor should theshield 23 move to a position against the inner end. of the neck-section5 the liquid may pass freely through the openings 24 and channels 7, aswill be readily understood.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I produce a simple andinexpensive device admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends inview, it being understood that minor changes in the details herein setforth may be resorted to without departing from the spirit I of theinvention.

Having thus fully described. my invention, what I claim as new is 1. Ina device of the class described, a bottle having a neck provided with. avalve-seat, a valve designed to rest upon the seat and comprising a pairof disks and an interposed weight, and a shield arranged above thevalve.

In a device of the class described, a bottle having a neck provided witha valve-seat, a valve designed to rest upon the seat and comprising apair of disks and an interposed weight, one of said disks being composedof buoyant material, and a shield arranged above the valve.

3. In a device of the class described, a bottle having a neck providedwith a valve-seat, a valve designed to rest upon the seat and comprisinga pair of disks and an interposed tubular weight, and. a shield arrangedabove the valve.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANGELO FERARO.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. FLETCHER, JOHN F. BYRNE.

